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Forty years after Kanishka bombing, India stands firm in war on terror

July 14, 2025 7:53 am

Remembrance of Kanishka is a reminder of the cost of silence and inaction -- urging us to transform memory into resolve

Killer of Kanishka blast accused gets life: Role of Ripudaman Singh Malik 1985 Air India attack, why he was acquitted

January 29, 2025 6:37 pm

Procedural lapses and a key witness committing perjury led to Ripudaman Singh Malik being acquitted for his alleged role in the 1985 Air India Flight 182 bombing, also known as the Kanishka bombing

June 23, 1985: When Air India's Kanishka jumbo jet was blown up in one of the worst terror attacks in history

June 25, 2024 4:41 pm

Canada spent many years and an enormous amount of money on the investigation and ultimately botched it up. A total 329 people were killed, and only one man was ever convicted and spent time in prison.

No govt should overlook terrorism threat emanating from its territory for political gains: Indian envoy on Kanishka bombing anniversary

June 25, 2024 7:12 am

The Indian High Commission in Ottawa and the consulates of India in Toronto and Vancouver organised memorial services Sunday and solemnly remembered the victims of the “dastardly act of terror” in 1985.

Probe into 1985 Kanishka bombing remains 'active and ongoing': Canadian police

June 22, 2024 3:30 pm

The Montreal-New Delhi Air India 'Kanishka' Flight 182 exploded 45 minutes before it was supposed to land at London's Heathrow Airport on June 23, 1985, killing all 329 people on board, most of them Canadians of Indian descent.

India recalls Kanishka flight bombing as Canadian parliament holds moment of silence for Nijjar

June 20, 2024 1:39 am

In a post on social networking site X, the Indian consulate in Vancouver said that it would hold a memorial next week commemorating the anniversary of the bombing of Air India Flight 182, which was attacked by Khalistani separatists in 1985.

Ripudaman Singh Malik, 1985 Air India bombing accused, shot dead in Canada

July 15, 2022 2:01 pm

Malik and Bagri were charged with 329 counts of first-degree murder but were acquitted after Reyat, who was made a prosecution witness, said he could not remember details of the plot or the names of those involved.

Explained: Who was Ripudaman Singh Malik, the man acquitted in the 1985 AI bombing case, shot dead in Canada?

July 15, 2022 12:01 pm

Ripudaman Malik was allegedly associated with Babbar Khalsa, a terrorist outfit responsible for many terrorist incidents in Punjab. He was also a close associate of Talwinder Singh Parmar, the alleged mastermind of the Air India bombing.

Kanishka bombing: 31 years after plane went down, convict walks

February 04, 2016 8:30 am

Last week, Canadian authorities released Inderjeet Singh Reyat, only convict in the Kanishka bombing case of 1985. Man Aman Singh Chhina goes back to the tragedy and the trial.

Families of Kanishka victims reject Canada's $24,000 ex-gratia offer

July 11, 2011 4:36 pm

The families of the 329 victims have rejected one-time compensation offer of $24,000 each.

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